Sport support could help you fulfil dreams

Will Swain.

Published:08:43Friday 15 December 2017

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A bursary hoping to help sportsmen and women fulfil their potential wants to hear from you.

The Leg-Up Club will meet in January with the hope of offering their backing to an athlete, competitor, coach and maybe even a team which feels they could progress to the next level with a little additional help.

Nesta Baxter.

The group meet annually to offer a sum in the region of £2,000 to a sports cause - sometimes an individual, on other occasions more than one person - they feel could do with an additional boost.

Whether it is a new bike, boat or other piece of additional kit, perhaps a place on a coaching course or help with accommodation at an upcoming event you have qualified for, the Leg-Up Club would love to see why you think they could help you.

Kickboxer Nesta Baxter and modern pentathlete Will Swain were recipients of the bursary this year.

The Leg-Up Club are a group of friends keen to help promote sporting talents in the area.

It is their intention that the cash will help make a difference to one or more sportsperson - who believes that the financial injection can help them take their ambitions to another level.

The Leg-Up Club come from a mixture of different sporting backgrounds, and they are open-minded as to which sport they are looking to support.

For a chance to be the recipient of the busary, you are asked to get in contact and explain why you feel you should receive a leg-up.

The group are appealing for anyone interested to get in contact.

To put yourself forward, or to nominate a sporting talent, email duncan.browne@jpress.co.uk, outlining details about the individual, their sporting discipline, age, and what the money would be put towards.